Well, in short, I needed to make a /css folder in my theme folder, copy the new bbPress css file from wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/css/bbpress.css and rip out all the mobile related entries that where all in the bottom end of that file.

Problem solved though it isn’t a very elegant solution and I’m sure this cause havoc for lots of other themes that aren’t responsive.

@bphelp Checked out the buddydev.com thread and gave him 2 other WordPress threads relating to WPSEO and BP so hope he can make his stuff (and BP) even better.
Back to pondering on my fledgling community …..

@bp-help yeah, I am running WordPress SEO by Yoast as well as one mod but will need to check the one you listed and suss it out.
The site has social sharing coming out of the kazoo. So I still haven’t found whatever it is that people find attractive in a Community such as the one I’m trying to get going and build up.